Show Men and psychological women Men may have more serious psychological than women according to a University ity of Utah psychiatrist Dr R. R Jan Stout assistant clinical professor of psychiatry psychia psychia- try listed alcoholism sexual deviation and paranoia as a afew afew afew few of the problems more prevalent prevalent prevalent alent among men In a Medical Center discussion of Emancipated Emancipated Women Incarcerated Male However he added comparatively little is known about the psychology of men since they are patients According to Dr Stout 70 per cent of Initial visit patients are women When a man does come for psychiatric consultation consultation consultation consul consul- tation the appointment has usually usually usually ally been made by a woman in his family In almost every case the man is coerced into visiting the psychiatrist and has difficulty accepting his role as patient Society makes men feel they cant can't show emotion the U psychiatrist noted Men become be become become be- be come physically ill less often than women but when they're sick they're really sick sick sick- probably because this is one of the few ways they can acknowledge ac acknowledge acknowledge ac- ac knowledge their dependence without losing face he said Dr Stout added that 1 if amale a amale amale male patient under psychiatric care can learn to show emotion emotion emotion emo emo- tion it is a major breakthrough in therapy During the two stereotypes stereotypes stereotypes stereo stereo- types of the American male emerged In television shows All powerful male figures were single while married men were typically cally portrayed as befuddled and constantly outwitted by their clever If U somewhat hysterical wives the U professor said He believes this trend reveals secret male fears The wife is the greatest source of frustration for the average male he told the U audience Men t often lose their ability for self assertion around the home and are subconsciously subconsciously subconsciously sub sub- consciously aware of other areas of female supremacy such as longer life span He said men develop defensive defensive si sive ve maneuvers reacting to such frustrations as well as the continued dehumanization of so so- so According to Dr Stout such devices include pro football football football foot foot- ball a vicarious outlet for cun cun- o ning sKin skull ana and aggression health obsessions manifested In exercise programs and low- low cholesterol diets and campers campers campers camp camp- ers which represent a domain where a man can reassert his masculinity The U psychiatrist believes that part of ot the real answer to frustration lies In a change In sexual roles necessitated bythe by bythe bythe the Industrial revolution and women's liberation movement Men must take a new look at themselves and cast of off the standard Freudian terms which put people down he said Advocating Advocating Advocating Ad Ad- a redefinition of sexual roles he suggested that society experiment with new ideas about family relationships much as Sweden Is now doing Society must remove the stigmas which now exists when a man moves Into the realm traditionally do dominated m in ate d by women Dr Stout said He suggested men be taught home economics Including cooking child rearing and newborn careIn careIn careIn care In this way the family will become a stronger unit as the father Is able to enjoy new relationships ps with l his s children children children chil chil- dren he concluded |